Bill Text: IL HB4379 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the definition of "adult changing station" by adding references to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Changes the definition of "public building" by adding a requirement that the building be constructed on or after January 1, 2029, allowing the owner or operator of one building or structure located in a place of recreation to designate that building or structure as a public building, and specifying that places of education must be designed to educate 1,500 students or more, excluding school athletic stadiums. Changes the definition of "State-owned building" by adding specified State park facilities. Provides that the owner or operator of each public building built after January 1, 2029 shall have specified duties (rather than the owner of operator of each public building shall have specified duties), including, among other things, installing a minimum of one adult changing station, maintaining and repairing adult changing tables, cleaning adult changing stations with the same frequency as other public restrooms, and providing sufficient floor space around the adult changing table to comply with applicable Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards. Makes changes to signage requirements, including providing that, except for places of education, the entrance to each restroom must have conspicuous signage indicating the location of adult changing stations and that, for places of education, only the restroom that contains an adult changing station must have such signage. Deletes provisions in the introduced bill requiring that newly constructed or substantially renovated buildings contain and provide access to at least one powered, height-adjustable adult changing table in a single-occupancy restroom. Makes conforming and other changes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-1)

Status: (Passed) 2026-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0771 [HB4379 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB4379-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Equitable Restrooms Act is amended by
changing Section 16 as follows:
(410 ILCS 35/16)
Sec. 16. Adult changing station.
(a) In this Section:
"Adult changing station" means a wheelchair accessible
toilet facility compliant with the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and regulations adopted under that
Act or a private, enclosed family or assisted-use toilet
facility, both of which shall meet all of the following
requirements:
(1) the facility contains containing an adult changing
table that is capable of serving persons of any age;
(2) the facility is accessible under the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and regulations
adopted thereunder; and
(3) the facility is equipped with all of the
following:
(A) a waste receptacle;
(B) a toilet and a sink;

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(C) a coat hook located in close proximity to the
changing surface;
(D) a soap dispenser;
(E) a paper towel dispenser;
(F) signage indicating "adult changing station" at
the entrance to the room;
(G) signage within the room indicating the weight
capacity and instructions for operation of the adult
changing table; and
(H) a side and end maneuvering clearance of at
least 36 inches.
"Adult changing table" means a powered, height-adjustable
table that:
(1) has, at a minimum, the following safety features:
(A) safety rails on each side that (i) are a
minimum of two-thirds of the length of the changing
surface, (ii) are centered, plus or minus 3 inches,
along the long open sides of the changing surface, and
(iii) are capable of being raised or lowered; and
(B) a safety belt;
(2) is capable of being lowered to a height of 17 19
inches or less and raised to a height of at least 38
inches;
(3) is at least 30 25 inches wide and at least 70 72
inches long; and
(4) supports at least 400 pounds.

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"Public building" means any one or more of the following
if constructed on or after January 1, 2029:
(1) an establishment with the capacity to serve 1,500
or more persons per day that is not a place of education;
(2) a building or structure used for exhibition or
entertainment, including a movie theater, performance
theater, concert hall, convention center, sports arena or
stadium, shopping mall, shopping center, or a store that
is larger than 40,000 square feet;
(3) a building or structure used for public display or
collection, including a museum, library, or gallery;
(4) a building or structure that is located in a place
of recreation, including a park, zoo, or amusement park,
and that is designated by the owner or operator of that
place of recreation or the owner's or operator's agent as
a public building under this Act;
(5) a building or structure, not including an athletic
stadium, that is located in a place of education designed
to educate 1,500 students or more during a semester, and
that is designated by the owner or operator of that place
of education or the owner's or operator's agent as a
public building under this Act;
(6) an airport terminal;
(7) a bus station;
(8) a hospital;
(9) a hospital-related outpatient clinic; or

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(10) a rehabilitation facility.
"State-owned building" means the State Capitol Building, a
State park campground with plumbing and electricity at toilet
locations, a State park visitor center with plumbing and
electricity at toilet locations, or a rest stop located on an
interstate highway.
(b) The owner or operator of each State-owned building and
the owner or operator of each public building built after
January 1, 2029 shall do all of the following: install and
maintain in that building at least one adult changing station
that is accessible when the building is open to the public
(1) install a minimum of one adult changing station in
the building;
(2) maintain, repair, and replace each adult changing
table in the building as necessary to ensure safety and
ease of use;
(3) clean each adult changing station in the building
with the same frequency as the other public restrooms
located within the building; and
(4) provide sufficient floor space around the adult
changing table in the building to comply with the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
standards for accessible design, as prescribed in 28 CFR
35.151 and 36 CFR Part 1191, Appendices B and D.
(c) The owner or operator of each State-owned building and
the owner or operator of each public building shall ensure

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that:
(1) except for places of education, the entrance to
each restroom in the building has conspicuous signage
indicating the location of the adult changing stations in
the building, and, for places of education, only the
entrance to the restroom that contains an adult changing
station has conspicuous signage indicating the adult
changing station; and
(2) the central directory for the building, if such a
directory exists, indicates the location of the adult
changing stations in the building.
(d) The owner or operator of a place of recreation
described in paragraph (4) of the definition of "public
building" in subsection (a) or that person's agent and the
owner or operator of a place of education described in
paragraph (5) of the definition of "public building" in
subsection (a) or that person's agent shall designate a
building or structure that will serve as the public building
for that place of recreation or education, respectively.
(Source: P.A. 103-894, eff. 1-1-25.)